The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Takeshi Hibino, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideyuki Hashimoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A file management apparatus, file management method, and file management program product are provided in which a user who receives a file-saving related notice from a system can easily grasp the contents of the notified file. Accordingly, a designated notice destination that the end of a save period of a file recorded in a file saving apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a save-period counter, a save-period monitoring section for monitoring an end of a save period of each file basing on timing by the save-period counter, an attachment-file making section for making a partial file composed of a part of file contents, a notice transmitting section for notifying a notice destination of a fact that there is a file at the end of a save period, and a notice-file making section for attaching a partial file of the file to the notice of the notice transmitting section.